sailorP
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Please can someone tell me the recommended interval for changing the ATF on my 2002 SLK32AMG.
It's a long time since I've posted.
My stone-yellow SLK32AMG, which I have owned since 2008, has reached 85k miles.
I vaguely remember having the ATF changed by Uncle Benz, back when I lived down south...I think that he recommended 40k.
He also mentioned that a new filler cap is required, and that you can tell if the ATF has been changed as the replacement filler cap is a different colour from the factory fitted item.
Anyway, I've been thinking all winter that I should have the ATF changed soon, based on the memory of what Uncle Benz said.
So I asked the local garage that does all our cars to include the ATF change during her annual service & MOT, which is ongoing today, (and includes changing all 12 spark plugs, as that hasn't been done for a while either).
The garage have just phoned saying that they really don't want to do the ATF as it requires "specialist equipment", and recommended a local mobile gearbox technician.
I agreed that the garage shouldn't do the ATF if they don't have the equipment...no-brainer, really, as the ATF level is crucial IIRC.
Any wise words or advice on the ATF change for this car? I can't find anything using the search.
She still runs well, is stored on a SORN in a garage all winter, and comes out when the weather gets better. She is much loved and cared for, so much so that I am regularly teased by family members about my attachment to my yellow peril.
Thanks folks
SailorP
It's a long time since I've posted.
My stone-yellow SLK32AMG, which I have owned since 2008, has reached 85k miles.
I vaguely remember having the ATF changed by Uncle Benz, back when I lived down south...I think that he recommended 40k.
He also mentioned that a new filler cap is required, and that you can tell if the ATF has been changed as the replacement filler cap is a different colour from the factory fitted item.
Anyway, I've been thinking all winter that I should have the ATF changed soon, based on the memory of what Uncle Benz said.
So I asked the local garage that does all our cars to include the ATF change during her annual service & MOT, which is ongoing today, (and includes changing all 12 spark plugs, as that hasn't been done for a while either).
The garage have just phoned saying that they really don't want to do the ATF as it requires "specialist equipment", and recommended a local mobile gearbox technician.
I agreed that the garage shouldn't do the ATF if they don't have the equipment...no-brainer, really, as the ATF level is crucial IIRC.
Any wise words or advice on the ATF change for this car? I can't find anything using the search.
She still runs well, is stored on a SORN in a garage all winter, and comes out when the weather gets better. She is much loved and cared for, so much so that I am regularly teased by family members about my attachment to my yellow peril.
Thanks folks
SailorP